Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher
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Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher was a Soviet intelligence officer and master spy better known by his alias Rudolf Abel, who became famous after his capture in the United States and subsequent Cold War prisoner exchange.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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intelligence officer ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| alias | Rudolf Abel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Donskoye Cemetery
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Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| convictedOf | conspiracy to commit espionage in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-07-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1971-11-15 ⓘ |
| employer |
KGB
NERFINISHED
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Soviet intelligence services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Germans from Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exchangedFor |
Francis Gary Powers
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Frederic Pryor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
espionage
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intelligence ⓘ |
| givenName | Vilyam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Soviet intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableAlias | Rudolf Abel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Cold War prisoner exchange in 1962
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arrest in the United States in 1957 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a Soviet master spy in the United States
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being exchanged for U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers ⓘ |
| notableWork | Soviet espionage in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence officer
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spy ⓘ |
| participantIn | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronymicName | Genrikhovich ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Newcastle upon Tyne
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Moscow
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Russian SFSR NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prisonerExchangeLocation |
Berlin
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Glienicke Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Moscow ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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